GRE Word List
PHYSIOGNOMY
the art of discovering temperament and character from outward appearance
The meaning of the word physiognomy is the art of discovering temperament and character from outward appearance.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| serendipity | the faculty or phenomenon of finding valuable or agreeable things not sought for |
| indite | make up |
| irksome | tending to irk : tedious |
| amorphous | having no definite form : shapeless |
| nebula | any of numerous clouds of gas or dust in interstellar space |
| morgue | a place where the bodies of dead persons are kept temporarily pending identification or release for burial or autopsy |
| bristle | a short stiff coarse hair or filament |
| afterlife | an existence after death |
| toxic | containing or being poisonous material especially when capable of causing death or serious debilitation |
| voluptuous | suggesting sensual pleasure by fullness and beauty of form |